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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Lance Cowper, Metamora, IL (US);
Joseph D. Tigue, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel D. Bell, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael D. Betz, Knoxville, IL (US);
Stephen C. Garnett, Princeville, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A motor drive assembly for a dual path electric powertrain of a machine is disclosed. The motor drive assembly may include a final drive assembly to engage a ground engaging element of the machine. The motor drive assembly may include an electric motor to provide torque to the final drive assembly. The motor drive assembly may include a planetary gear assembly mechanically coupled to a rotor shaft of the electric motor and an axle of the final drive assembly. The motor drive assembly may include a brake assembly to engage a component of the planetary gear assembly to retard the rotor shaft and the axle.